Leicester2 - 0Blackpool

Leicester City moved into the top six of the Championship for the first time in 18 months thanks to a deserved win over Blackpool.

Andy King slotted home the opening goal 10 minutes before half-time after being played in by Lloyd Dyer.

Neil Danns then grabbed his first league goal for the Foxes to double the home side's lead.

Nigel Pearson's side bossed the contest and remain unbeaten since he took over from Sven-Goran Eriksson this month.

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Dyer was the star of the show, first supplying the through ball for King to score the opener and then breaking clear and slipping the ball around the onrushing Matt Gilks to provide substitute Danns with a simple finish for the second.

Blackpool may have considered themselves unfortunate to be behind at the break, but they barely threatened in the second half and could have few complaints at the final score.

Leicester, who improved as the match went on and could have scored more were it not for the impressive efforts of Gilks, have now won two and drawn one in Pearson's second spell at the helm.

The Seasiders are two points behind them in eighth, having failed to fire on Ian Holloway's return to his former club.

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Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Championship

Home Team

Score

Away Team

Time

Leicester

2-0

Blackpool

FT

(HT 1-0)

King 35

Danns 82

Leicester

01 Schmeichel

02 Peltier

03 Konchesky

05 Mills

06 Bamba

10 King

11 Dyer (Fernandes 88)

19 Wellens

07 Gallagher (Danns 67)

20 Beckford (Howard 67)

35 Nugent

Substitutes

21 Weale,

22 Abe,

23 Danns,

26 Fernandes,

09 Howard

Blackpool

01 Gilks

03 Crainey

05 Eardley

06 Evatt yellow card

15 Baptiste (Basham 34)

14 Sylvestre (McManaman 57)

16 Ferguson

23 M Phillips

37 Shelvey

12 Taylor-Fletcher

38 LuaLua (K Phillips 65)

Substitutes

29 Howard,

17 Basham,

09 K Phillips,

36 Ince,

39 McManaman

Ref: ScottAtt: 21,578

LEICESTER

BLACKPOOL

Possession

Leicester53%

Blackpool47%

Attempts on target

Leicester10

Blackpool6

Attempts off target

Leicester11

Blackpool5

Corners

Leicester7

Blackpool6

Fouls

Leicester10

Blackpool7

Final Result

Full Time

90:00+3:45 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.

90:00+1:59 Effort from outside the box by Andy King goes wide right of the target.

47:16 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ludovic Sylvestre, Matt Mills manages to make a clearance.

45:54 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Gallagher by Stephen Crainey. Paul Gallagher crosses the ball, Header by
Matt Mills from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

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